Klarinet Archive - Posting 001029.txt from 1998/11

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: Re: [kl] Why I can't play in tune: a clarinetist's apology
Date: Thu, 26 Nov 1998 18:33:41 -0500

On Thu, 26 Nov 1998 10:52:06 -0600 (CST), pergler@-----.edu said:

[snip]

> ...it seems curious that it could have an audible effect!

But you can see it, on a tuning meter. It's a few cents. And
sometimes, you need all the help you can get.

Perhaps I'm being overly theoretical. Experiment is enough. But we
could compare it with the theoretical prediction. And it's not *so*
surprising -- around a *fourth* for helium/oxygen+nitrogen.....

Tony
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